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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (-7 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/14/2007
Why don't you base your economic knowledge on actual fact, rather than a video created by someone with little knowledge for people with less? (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/14/2007
quarkie is correct! s/fiscal/monetary/ on the second line, brain fart. (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (-1 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/14/2007
Well, sounds great. Except that liquidity in a system you describe is so limited, forget about ever owning a house. Read economics, learn the consequences of what you're proposing. (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (-13 diggs, 1 reply) - on 12/14/2007
Create an alternate currency and a whole lot of nothing will happen. You can create an alternate currency yourself, it's called taking a company public. Your shares that you sell to people are in effect currency, backed by your company. Please learn econ … (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (-2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/14/2007
It's not a tax. You don't get anything for it. If you're talking about debt monetization, then of course that's bad. But if you don't like inflation, BUY SOMETHING WITH YOUR MONEY. Anything. It's not that hard. Just because people are idiots and keep th … (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/14/2007
Wouldn't it be nice then to have a central clearing house, where people could convert their currency of choice to the one you chose to be paid in? Wonderful idea, isn't it? Oh wait, it exists already, is called the global futures market, and is open 24/5 … (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (1 digg, 2 replies) - on 12/14/2007
Because that's an entirely different thing than fiscal policy, with limited avenues to screw up. Worst case is you go over budget, and get booted out of office. If you screw up fiscal policy, welcome to the Great Depression Part 2. (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 12/14/2007
It exists, and you just said it. It is marginally less practical. Want gold-backed currency? Buy gold futures. Want soybean backed currency? No problem. Everyone does have the choice. Just because you choose to not exercise it doesn't make the Fed at fa … (see comment)
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The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
The Federal Reserve is a banking cartel working against you
Comment in Videos (-22 diggs, 3 replies) - on 12/14/2007
This is ridiculous. The Federal Reserve is separate from the government for a very good reason - namely politicians make very poor financial planners. To abolish the Fed and put this power in the hands of government is pure stupidity. Every modern economy … (see comment)
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Wikipedia black helicopters circle Utah's Traverse Mountain
Comment in News (-10 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/07/2007
Overstock.com is headed by a complete idiot. Naked short selling is a problem, but Overstock is tanking due to complete ass mismanagement, not shadowy Wall Street conspiracy. (see comment)
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Wal-mart's "Secret Sale" on PS3, 15 free Blu-Ray Movies !
Comment in News (32 diggs, 2 replies) - on 11/19/2007
Really? Gamestop literally revitalized the town I live in. The commercial part of town was dead an dying. Since Gamestop came to town 2 years ago, we have 6 new restaurants, a Kohl's... Alright, turns out if I'm not getting paid to post, this gets boring … (see comment)
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Murder Trial of Linux Programmer Hans Reiser Begins
Comment in News (-15 diggs, 5 replies) - on 11/06/2007
A man who represents himself has a fool for a client. Just because you're an elite programmer does not mean this skill transfers over to law. He's going to have the book thrown at him. (see comment)
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Six-Year-Old Girl Facing $300 Fine for Chalk Drawing on Sidewalk
Comment in News (52 diggs, 2 replies) - on 10/12/2007
BEST COMMENT BY FATHER EVER: "And for his part, Natalie’s father, George Shea, hoped that his daughter wouldn’t learn the wrong lesson from her “graffiti” crime wave. “I do love that kid,” Shea said, “but I wish she would stop capping my tags.”" For tho … (see comment)
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Amazing Chocobo Sculpture
Comment in News (-1 diggs, 4 replies) - on 10/11/2007
Anyone care to explain what the sweet hell this is? Am I right in assuming it is an incredibly nerdy anime/japan related thing that is being dugg only because a cute college girl made it? I spend a fair bit of time on the interweb and I have no clue what … (see comment)
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10 Present Clothing Trends I just Don't Get
Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/09/2007
agreed, second link +++ (see comment)
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Penn & Teller - The Truth About Bottled Water
Penn & Teller - The Truth About Bottled Water
Comment in Videos (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/03/2007
you realise that tds is one small measure of overall water quality? you have no dissolved solids (at least measurable to your cheap consumer tds meter). woop-de-do. tds typically doesn't affect taste or health. brita/pur are charcoal filters good at rem … (see comment)
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Penn & Teller - The Truth About Bottled Water
Penn & Teller - The Truth About Bottled Water
Comment in Videos (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/03/2007
hypochlorite is used as a chlorine ion source to combat bacteria. it is dosed in small amount because it is expensive, and you don't need much for safe water. (see comment)
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Air Freshener Can Explosion
Air Freshener Can Explosion
Comment in Videos (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/01/2007
Propane is a relatively common propellant... it's not in 99% of cans, but give me 2 minutes at a Home Depot and I could show you one. (see comment)
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Ultimate COLORED Smoke Bomb
Ultimate COLORED Smoke Bomb
Comment in Videos (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 07/06/2007
horribly dangerous the way this guy does it... way easier to just melt the sugar first with a tiny bit of water, then stir in the potassium nitrate (i used to do it outside). eliminates any possible flareups, because if one of these goes off in your hou … (see comment)
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Columbian Drug Plane Chase
Columbian Drug Plane Chase
Comment in Videos (10 diggs, 0 replies) - on 06/27/2007
"Proportionality should be a guideline in war" -McNamara What you should have done is used diplomats to ensure that you can actually fly across the border. They're clearly easily tailing it, wait for it to land, arrest all on board, done. Instead, a hea … (see comment)
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